Concern about language in the Hausa literature

In this paper we do not aim at the question of a national or/and an official language in Nigeria. The history of the problem has been presented in numerous articles and conference papers. Let us only draw readers’ attention to a thorough description of the development of the language situation in N...

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Published in:	Studies in African Languages and Cultures
Main Author:	Stanisław Piłaszewicz
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	University of Warsaw Press 1996-12-01
Subjects:	Hausa language Hausa literature language policy
Online Access:	https://salc.uw.edu.pl/index.php/SALC/article/view/616

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